Photos!

I can never seem to get these photos in order so they are all jumbled up!! Sorry!
Before photo of nursery

Before of nursery

After painting the nursery. We aren't done yet. We still have to put up the border.

After painting

After painting

Ashton yesterday in his coaster


32.3 week belly photo


Before photo of nursery

Nervous, Nerves

Ok I was handling being preggo and nervous OK but the last few days have been horrible for me.

I still have my doppler and yes I use it everyday even though I can feel her move. However, in the last few days she has been moving a little less (which I know is suppose to happen, just can't tell my brain that) and I have noticed some slow down in her heart rate. Like last night it was down at 120-125 which is freaking me out but really what can I do. Go sit at L&D just for them to send me home when it comes back up. This happened with Ashton so I know this is what would happen.

Yes her Heart rate has come back up but that is what is so terrifiying for me. Ashton, did this right about this time in his pregnancy (31 weeks), I sat in L&D a lot for the very same reason. Then when I was induced with him he had a terrible time. His heart rate kept dropping etc....... I just remember how terrified I was the last few weeks of his pregnancy.

I just hope and pray that this little miracle is going to be the true miracle for Carl and I to keep. I get so nervous knowing that at anytime during a pregnancy maybe the last moment. It is extrememely nerve wrecking! I thought I would be better this time but I am not. Actually the closer I get the worse I feel about it. I just can't help myself. How am I ever going to make the next 70 days???

U/S!!!

Hayley looks really good!! She is weighing about 2 pound 15oz (+/- 3oz)She was really active and again they had a hard time getting any photos of her. The office just got the 3/4d u/s machine! I was really excited to have it done! They couldn't print the photos off in color yet but I got to see her on the monitor with color. Let me tell you she looks exactly like Carl!

Her Face and hand


Her smiling


Her face


Her foot!

28.1 Week Belly Photos and Ashton Photos!

Here I am today 28w1d belly photo!

I can't believe how big I am!!

Here is Ashton playing on his coaster! I guess he is bored with it now because he stands up and rides the track. He also rocks the coaster until it spills over on him!

The stool that Ashton is standing on was a neighbor of mine. They were like grandparents to me. They passed away in 1999. I used to stand on this stool and help Mrs. Green bake cookies. When he was standing there at the sink that is all I could think about!

Happy Angel Birthday Lorna!

I won't be able to post tomorrow so I am doing this a day early. Again, this year it is to cold to send her up balloons so I guess we will do it when we have a warm day. I was going to do it yesterday. It was so warm here but the wind was so bad. I just knew it would get stuck in a tree. I can't believe that my angel has been gone 3 years. It seems like only yesterday.

Happy Birthday Lorna. Mommy and Daddy miss you so much. We think of you everday.

Happy 2nd Birthday Ashton!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe he is 2 already!! Time has flown by since he came into our life!! What a joy the last 2 years have been for us! He has been a beautiful miracle in our lives!! We had his birthday party yesterday at his favorite restraunt Ryan's!
Opening the loot!

His Cake




He was scared when we lit the candle!

Pictures from Snow on Thursday!

On Thursday I woke up before Ashton and got on the computer. I left the door open so I could hear him. My cats aren't allowed in the bedroom but this is what I found!






Ashton took his shoes off in the snow!!!




Ashton playing in the snow!

As our Job comes to a close.

I have been on short term disability since Oct. and I really haven't talked to much about the fact that Carl and I were losing our jobs 1/21/08. I did make a post back in Sept I think about it. I am really sad about it. I didn't think I would feel bad about not being able to do my job for GM anymore but I seem to be. I hate the fact that we do contract work and can lose it.

GM awarded the account to another carrier due to an underbid. We could have gone with the new company but Schneider offered a bonus to stay with them for the drivers. The bonus is $5000 which of coarse I am not eligible for! We really need this bonus because this year I didn't sign up for afflac and I am only getting 1/4 of my pay. The bonus is paid out 2weeks after the account ends and money every month until it is $5000 So we decided that staying would be a good idea for us right now.

Anyway, it has been difficult for Carl to find something else at Schneider to do and be home. He could have easily transferred to Ford in Winchester Va for the same pay and been home every night as well. However, there are things about working there that Carl didn't like. Him and another guy decided they were going to work as instructors in Carlisle PA. This is 90 miles away. 4 day work week. Carl and I did this from '00 to '02 when they decided to downsize the facility. Only a little later to reopen it again!! Anyway, the cost of driving there and the fact that the pay was less was bad. In the last week, however a new account opened for him, it runs out of Scanton Pa. and is for Sears. It doesn't get him home every night but it pays more and he can just bring home the truck. It does get him home every weekend. So now I am going to feel like a truckers wife again. This is why I learned to drive in the first place!! I didn't want to be away. I do hope that when I am ready to return to work that I can find something! Well, I will worry about that in May!!

Couple of video's

This was me trying to practice with Ashton on saying the baby's name. Sometimes he was cooperative and sometimes he wasn't! LOL

Pictures!

Daddy and Ashton with his motorized mower!

Ashton and his bike with training wheels!

I love this photo. He took his pants off! LOL I guess the unwrapping was a hard job!



Most kids hate clothes. Ashton kept putting them over his head! LOL

Aunt DeeDoo with Ashton on his mower!

On Sat. Ashton got ahold of a perment marker! He drew on himself!

Christmas morning

Ashton loves Thomas! This was Christmas Eve. We exchanged gifts with the Godparents then.






Hope everyone is well!. I ended up getting the bug! I had to go to the er last night and get 2 bags of fluid! I was miserable. Today, I am better but and weak!

For those that don't know!

Hope this works!

I hope everyone had a great holiday!!! Thankfully, Ashton who got sick on Sunday was A-OK on Monday. However today, Carl is home from work sick with the 24 hour bug! Hope I don't catch it!!!!!!!!!

Just some photos!!!

Here is my 20 week belly shot. The baby is half-baked and we are just a few days from telling everyone what it might be!


Excuse the stretch marks they are from Ashton!


We were helping my mother put up her tree and Ashton was playing in the box!




Here is Ashton sleeping the other night

MY U/S!!!

The baby looks great!!!!!! I am not as far along as was predicted at 12 weeks! LOL I have to repeat week 17! So I moved from May 3 to May 9. Doesn't matter. Its not like they are going to let me go to 40 weeks anyway with the Gestational Diabeties! I am still planning on an April baby!

The baby showed no signs of Downs! The fold on the back of the neck is now at normal size. There is a nasal bone which alot of Down's babies don't have. There was no webbed or club foot. The arms and legs were of right size to the spine. All this made me feel so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes we did find out the sex of the baby. I can't post it because we aren't telling the family until Christmas Day! So MUMS the word!

The baby's profile

The baby's foot!

Another profile

The side of the baby's face!

Photos from yesterday and today!

I went to the bathroom yesterday and when I came out, Ashton was completely under the tree. He climbed out on the other side of it before I could get the camera!


Well, the same thing happened to Carl today. He got the photo!!!


We had a busy morning! He got up at 6am. He didn't fall asleep last night until 10:30! The table he is resting his head on was mine when I was growing up. I bought it at the church yard sell! LOL It is still usefull!


This is what happened later!LOL He climbed up on the sofa and went to sleep WITH THE PIG ON! The pig is noisy and well annoying!